npm install fails - Cannot read property 'version' of undefined

[dayvista]

When I try to install the package using npm install krabs, the process fails with an error: Cannot read property 'version' of undefined. The error seems to be related to the arborist package. Here is the debug log, error occurs at line 217:

0 verbose cli [
0 verbose cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
0 verbose cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
0 verbose cli   'install',
0 verbose cli   'krabs'
0 verbose cli ]
1 info using npm@7.5.4
2 info using node@v12.19.0
3 timing config:load:defaults Completed in 2ms
4 timing config:load:file:C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\npmrc Completed in 1ms
5 timing config:load:builtin Completed in 1ms
6 timing config:load:cli Completed in 2ms
7 timing config:load:env Completed in 1ms
8 timing config:load:file:D:\Coding\krabs-test\.npmrc Completed in 0ms
9 timing config:load:project Completed in 1ms
10 timing config:load:file:C:\Users\liamd\.npmrc Completed in 1ms
11 timing config:load:user Completed in 1ms
12 timing config:load:file:C:\Program Files\nodejs\etc\npmrc Completed in 0ms
13 timing config:load:global Completed in 0ms
14 timing config:load:cafile Completed in 0ms
15 timing config:load:validate Completed in 0ms
16 timing config:load:setUserAgent Completed in 0ms
17 timing config:load:setEnvs Completed in 2ms
18 timing config:load Completed in 11ms
19 verbose npm-session e0b79d589251c539
20 timing npm:load Completed in 26ms
21 timing arborist:ctor Completed in 2ms
22 timing idealTree:init Completed in 315ms
23 timing idealTree:userRequests Completed in 1ms
24 silly idealTree buildDeps
25 silly fetch manifest krabs@*
26 http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/krabs 78ms (from cache)
27 silly placeDep ROOT krabs@0.0.5 OK for: krabs-test@0.1.0 want: *
28 silly fetch manifest express@^4.17.1
29 silly fetch manifest krabs@^0.0.2
30 timing arborist:ctor Completed in 0ms
31 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/express 523ms (from cache)
32 timing idealTree:#root Completed in 623ms
33 silly placeDep ROOT express@4.17.1 OK for: krabs@0.0.5 want: ^4.17.1
34 silly placeDep node_modules/krabs krabs@0.0.2 OK for: krabs@0.0.5 want: ^0.0.2
35 silly fetch manifest accepts@~1.3.7
36 silly fetch manifest array-flatten@1.1.1
37 silly fetch manifest body-parser@1.19.0
38 silly fetch manifest content-disposition@0.5.3
39 silly fetch manifest content-type@~1.0.4
40 silly fetch manifest cookie@0.4.0
41 silly fetch manifest cookie-signature@1.0.6
42 silly fetch manifest debug@2.6.9
43 silly fetch manifest encodeurl@~1.0.2
44 silly fetch manifest escape-html@~1.0.3
45 silly fetch manifest finalhandler@~1.1.2
46 silly fetch manifest fresh@0.5.2
47 silly fetch manifest merge-descriptors@1.0.1
48 silly fetch manifest methods@~1.1.2
49 silly fetch manifest on-finished@~2.3.0
50 silly fetch manifest parseurl@~1.3.3
51 silly fetch manifest path-to-regexp@0.1.7
52 silly fetch manifest proxy-addr@~2.0.5
53 silly fetch manifest qs@6.7.0
54 silly fetch manifest range-parser@~1.2.1
55 silly fetch manifest safe-buffer@5.1.2
56 silly fetch manifest send@0.17.1
57 silly fetch manifest serve-static@1.14.1
58 silly fetch manifest type-is@~1.6.18
59 silly fetch manifest utils-merge@1.0.1
60 silly fetch manifest vary@~1.1.2
61 silly fetch manifest next@^10.0.4
62 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/accepts 385ms (from cache)
63 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/merge-descriptors 373ms (from cache)
64 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/methods 446ms (from cache)
65 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/array-flatten 667ms (from cache)
66 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/fresh 690ms (from cache)
67 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/encodeurl 705ms (from cache)
68 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/escape-html 711ms (from cache)
69 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/finalhandler 712ms (from cache)
70 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/content-type 781ms (from cache)
71 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser 786ms (from cache)
72 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/debug 779ms (from cache)
73 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/content-disposition 822ms (from cache)
74 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie 820ms (from cache)
75 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie-signature 826ms (from cache)
76 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/parseurl 811ms (from cache)
77 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/on-finished 815ms (from cache)
78 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/path-to-regexp 820ms (from cache)
79 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-addr 824ms (from cache)
80 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/range-parser 819ms (from cache)
81 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/qs 825ms (from cache)
82 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer 824ms (from cache)
83 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/send 824ms (from cache)
84 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-static 824ms (from cache)
85 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/vary 819ms (from cache)
86 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/type-is 827ms (from cache)
87 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/utils-merge 830ms (from cache)
88 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/next 839ms (from cache)
89 silly timing Tried to end timer that doesn't exist: idealTree:#root
90 silly placeDep ROOT accepts@1.3.7 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~1.3.7
91 silly placeDep node_modules/express array-flatten@1.1.1 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 1.1.1
92 silly placeDep ROOT body-parser@1.19.0 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 1.19.0
93 silly placeDep ROOT content-disposition@0.5.3 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 0.5.3
94 silly placeDep ROOT content-type@1.0.4 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~1.0.4
95 silly placeDep ROOT cookie@0.4.0 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 0.4.0
96 silly placeDep ROOT cookie-signature@1.0.6 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 1.0.6
97 silly placeDep ROOT debug@2.6.9 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 2.6.9
98 silly placeDep ROOT encodeurl@1.0.2 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~1.0.2
99 silly placeDep ROOT escape-html@1.0.3 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~1.0.3
100 silly placeDep ROOT finalhandler@1.1.2 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~1.1.2
101 silly placeDep ROOT fresh@0.5.2 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 0.5.2
102 silly placeDep ROOT merge-descriptors@1.0.1 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 1.0.1
103 silly placeDep ROOT methods@1.1.2 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~1.1.2
104 silly placeDep ROOT on-finished@2.3.0 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~2.3.0
105 silly placeDep ROOT parseurl@1.3.3 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~1.3.3
106 silly placeDep ROOT path-to-regexp@0.1.7 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 0.1.7
107 silly placeDep ROOT proxy-addr@2.0.6 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~2.0.5
108 silly placeDep ROOT qs@6.7.0 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 6.7.0
109 silly placeDep ROOT range-parser@1.2.1 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~1.2.1
110 silly placeDep node_modules/express safe-buffer@5.1.2 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 5.1.2
111 silly placeDep ROOT send@0.17.1 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 0.17.1
112 silly placeDep ROOT serve-static@1.14.1 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 1.14.1
113 silly placeDep ROOT type-is@1.6.18 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~1.6.18
114 silly placeDep ROOT utils-merge@1.0.1 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: 1.0.1
115 silly placeDep ROOT vary@1.1.2 OK for: express@4.17.1 want: ~1.1.2
116 silly fetch manifest mime-types@~2.1.24
117 silly fetch manifest negotiator@0.6.2
118 silly fetch manifest http-errors@1.7.2
119 silly fetch manifest raw-body@2.4.0
120 silly fetch manifest ms@2.0.0
121 silly fetch manifest ee-first@1.1.1
122 silly fetch manifest forwarded@~0.1.2
123 silly fetch manifest ipaddr.js@1.9.1
124 silly fetch manifest destroy@~1.0.4
125 silly fetch manifest mime@1.6.0
126 silly fetch manifest ms@2.1.1
127 silly fetch manifest media-typer@0.3.0
128 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/negotiator 127ms (from cache)
129 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/ee-first 180ms (from cache)
130 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-types 217ms (from cache)
131 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/mime 205ms (from cache)
132 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/media-typer 208ms (from cache)
133 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js 224ms (from cache)
134 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/ms 230ms (from cache)
135 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/destroy 226ms (from cache)
136 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/http-errors 247ms (from cache)
137 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/forwarded 234ms (from cache)
138 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/raw-body 242ms (from cache)
139 timing idealTree:node_modules/express Completed in 294ms
140 silly placeDep ROOT mime-types@2.1.29 OK for: accepts@1.3.7 want: ~2.1.24
141 silly placeDep ROOT negotiator@0.6.2 OK for: accepts@1.3.7 want: 0.6.2
142 silly fetch manifest mime-db@1.46.0
143 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-db 96ms (from cache)
144 timing idealTree:node_modules/accepts Completed in 100ms
145 silly placeDep node_modules/body-parser http-errors@1.7.2 OK for: body-parser@1.19.0 want: 1.7.2
146 silly placeDep node_modules/body-parser raw-body@2.4.0 OK for: body-parser@1.19.0 want: 2.4.0
147 silly fetch manifest inherits@2.0.3
148 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits 102ms (from cache)
149 timing idealTree:node_modules/body-parser Completed in 112ms
150 silly placeDep node_modules/content-disposition safe-buffer@5.1.2 OK for: content-disposition@0.5.3 want: 5.1.2
151 timing idealTree:node_modules/content-disposition Completed in 1ms
152 timing idealTree:node_modules/content-type Completed in 0ms
153 timing idealTree:node_modules/cookie Completed in 0ms
154 timing idealTree:node_modules/cookie-signature Completed in 0ms
155 silly placeDep ROOT ms@2.0.0 OK for: debug@2.6.9 want: 2.0.0
156 timing idealTree:node_modules/debug Completed in 2ms
157 timing idealTree:node_modules/encodeurl Completed in 0ms
158 timing idealTree:node_modules/escape-html Completed in 0ms
159 timing idealTree:node_modules/finalhandler Completed in 0ms
160 timing idealTree:node_modules/fresh Completed in 0ms
161 timing idealTree:node_modules/merge-descriptors Completed in 0ms
162 timing idealTree:node_modules/methods Completed in 0ms
163 silly placeDep ROOT mime-db@1.46.0 OK for: mime-types@2.1.29 want: 1.46.0
164 timing idealTree:node_modules/mime-types Completed in 1ms
165 timing idealTree:node_modules/mime-db Completed in 0ms
166 timing idealTree:node_modules/ms Completed in 0ms
167 timing idealTree:node_modules/negotiator Completed in 0ms
168 silly placeDep ROOT ee-first@1.1.1 OK for: on-finished@2.3.0 want: 1.1.1
169 timing idealTree:node_modules/on-finished Completed in 1ms
170 timing idealTree:node_modules/ee-first Completed in 0ms
171 timing idealTree:node_modules/parseurl Completed in 0ms
172 timing idealTree:node_modules/path-to-regexp Completed in 0ms
173 silly placeDep ROOT forwarded@0.1.2 OK for: proxy-addr@2.0.6 want: ~0.1.2
174 silly placeDep ROOT ipaddr.js@1.9.1 OK for: proxy-addr@2.0.6 want: 1.9.1
175 timing idealTree:node_modules/proxy-addr Completed in 1ms
176 timing idealTree:node_modules/forwarded Completed in 0ms
177 timing idealTree:node_modules/ipaddr.js Completed in 0ms
178 timing idealTree:node_modules/qs Completed in 0ms
179 timing idealTree:node_modules/range-parser Completed in 0ms
180 silly placeDep ROOT destroy@1.0.4 OK for: send@0.17.1 want: ~1.0.4
181 silly placeDep ROOT mime@1.6.0 OK for: send@0.17.1 want: 1.6.0
182 silly placeDep node_modules/send ms@2.1.1 OK for: send@0.17.1 want: 2.1.1
183 timing idealTree:node_modules/send Completed in 4ms
184 timing idealTree:node_modules/destroy Completed in 0ms
185 timing idealTree:node_modules/mime Completed in 0ms
186 timing idealTree:node_modules/serve-static Completed in 0ms
187 silly placeDep ROOT media-typer@0.3.0 OK for: type-is@1.6.18 want: 0.3.0
188 timing idealTree:node_modules/type-is Completed in 1ms
189 timing idealTree:node_modules/media-typer Completed in 0ms
190 timing idealTree:node_modules/utils-merge Completed in 0ms
191 timing idealTree:node_modules/vary Completed in 0ms
192 silly placeDep node_modules/body-parser inherits@2.0.3 OK for: http-errors@1.7.2 want: 2.0.3
193 timing idealTree:node_modules/body-parser/node_modules/http-errors Completed in 10ms
194 timing idealTree:node_modules/body-parser/node_modules/inherits Completed in 0ms
195 timing idealTree:node_modules/body-parser/node_modules/raw-body Completed in 0ms
196 timing idealTree:node_modules/content-disposition/node_modules/safe-buffer Completed in 0ms
197 timing idealTree:node_modules/express/node_modules/array-flatten Completed in 0ms
198 timing idealTree:node_modules/express/node_modules/safe-buffer Completed in 0ms
199 timing idealTree:node_modules/send/node_modules/ms Completed in 0ms
200 timing idealTree:buildDeps Completed in 2168ms
201 timing idealTree:fixDepFlags Completed in 12ms
202 timing idealTree Completed in 2504ms
203 timing reify:loadTrees Completed in 2506ms
204 timing reify:diffTrees Completed in 11ms
205 silly reify moves {}
206 timing reify:retireShallow Completed in 0ms
207 timing reify:createSparse Completed in 0ms
208 timing reify:loadBundles Completed in 0ms
209 timing reify:unpack Completed in 0ms
210 timing reify:unretire Completed in 0ms
211 timing build:queue Completed in 0ms
212 timing build:deps Completed in 1ms
213 timing build Completed in 1ms
214 timing reify:build Completed in 1ms
215 timing reify:trash Completed in 0ms
216 timing command:install Completed in 2550ms
217 verbose stack TypeError: Cannot read property 'version' of undefined
217 verbose stack     at Arborist.[saveIdealTree] (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\arborist\reify.js:875:33)
217 verbose stack     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\arborist\reify.js:131:39
217 verbose stack     at async Arborist.reify (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\arborist\reify.js:127:5)
217 verbose stack     at async install (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\install.js:38:3)
218 verbose cwd D:\Coding\krabs-test
219 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.18363
220 verbose argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "krabs"
221 verbose node v12.19.0
222 verbose npm  v7.5.4
223 error Cannot read property 'version' of undefined
224 verbose exit 1

[micheleriva]

Hi @dayvista,
Could you please tell me which version of Node are you running?

[dayvista]

I was running v12.19.0. Just updated to v14.16.0 and I'm still getting the error.

[dayvista]

The install failed when using Git Bash and the VSCode terminal, but succeeded once I tried Windows Powershell (I'm running Windows 10 as my OS).

[micheleriva]

Ok @dayvista, good to know! I don't think this is something related to Krabs specifically.

Cheers!

[dayvista]

This has never happened with another npm package before - I'm guessing it has to do with either permissions or how node/npm is configured on my computer/the individual terminal apps I use.

As an aside, wanted to mention that I got the README example up and running on a Heroku server. I'll be doing a test with a larger project in a couple weeks. Pleased with the library thus far.